US Govt's top 10 "Least Affordable Colleges"

SlitheyTove
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:32:01 +0000

Today’s LA Times had a letter to the editor from a parent whose high-stat kid was denied from the more selective UCs. The daughter received a full-tuition scholarship for NYU, so she’s going there for less than it would cost for her to go to a UC in-state.



All of these schools, except for possibly NYU, are very pricey for their profile. I would have a hard time justifying my parents paying the 56k tuition for Northeastern when Tufts down the road costs the same amount.

However, if you think the Northeastern U. experience is worth that much, go ahead.



The ranking here isn’t over rack rate, but over average COA.

D1 was an NMF, and could’ve gone to NEU with an automatic full-tuition scholarship. Instead, she’s heading “down the road” to the school that doesn’t offer merit aid. She’s fortunate enough to have the choice. Other full-pay families might opt for Northeastern over Tufts as being far more affordable. A student looking for substantial financial need-based aid would statistically do better at Tufts than at Northeastern, but can’t know that for sure until the FA package arrives.